CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT

(5 Step Form)

1. IDENTIFY (FIND PROBLEM)

Daughter is worried about taking her car to UT Austin
this fall. Afraid it will get "ragged out" and will be
difficult to drive around town. She has made it a point
to take excellent care of her car and wants to keep
it looking nice.

2. EXPLOIT (DEFINE CAUSE(S) AND CURE(S))

CAUSE(S):* The front of her car is long - this makes pulling out from
apartments and side roads difficult. Have to pull out enough
to see whats coming and then the front of the car is out
in the road.
* Car is low - bottoms out when pulling out from some apartments and side roads.
* Car is wide - makes parking vehicle more difficult.
* Car is new and mint condition - worried it will get dents
and scratches from other vehicles when parked around town and at apartments.

CURE(S):Get a vehicle more suitable

OTHERCause(s)
* No prior experience driving in city traffic
* Not familiar with streets\geograhpy

Cure(s)
Will acquire driving skills and familiarity with streets
after moving to Austin

3. SUBORDINATE (INVOLVE\TRAIN OTHERS)
Daughter, Mom and Dad discuss the problem and agree that getting another vehicle
more suitable is the right thing to do.

4. ELEVATE (DOCUMENT IMPROVEMENT)
Will have to spend $ to get another vehicle. Daughter to buy the car with her money.
Mom and Dad will pay the insurance.

5. INERTIA (CELEBRATE SUCCESS)
If at some future point Daughter decides to use her newer car then we can sell or
possible Dad buy the other car.

Other thoughts:
* If newer car is now worth 14,000 and is taken to Austin and "ragged out" and devalued to 7,000
this has cost 7,000. Also Daughter would be upset and Dad will hear "I told you so" many
times from Daughter.

* Insurance on another vehicle will cost more. The replacement vehicle will be at a lower value
around 6,000. Insurance cost will be somewhat offset by Daughter being designated driving
on a lower cost vehicle.

The vehicle constraint solution

NOTE: Beware of the resistance layers that hinder progress on solving constraints.
Don't say:
A) It's not our fault
B) Our problems are different
C) Don't have time
D) Policy won't let us
E) Management won't support us